diff --git a/packages/scenes/package.json b/packages/scenes/package.json
index a3c592aad..30400473b 100644
--- a/packages/scenes/package.json
+++ b/packages/scenes/package.json
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@grafana/data": ">=10.4",
-    "@grafana/e2e-selectors": ">=10.4",
+    "@grafana/data": ">=11.5",
+    "@grafana/e2e-selectors": ">=11.5",
     "@grafana/i18n": "*",
-    "@grafana/runtime": ">=10.4",
-    "@grafana/schema": ">=10.4",
-    "@grafana/ui": ">=10.4",
+    "@grafana/runtime": ">=11.5",
+    "@grafana/schema": ">=11.5",
+    "@grafana/ui": ">=11.5",
     "react": "^18.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0"
diff --git a/packages/scenes/src/index.ts b/packages/scenes/src/index.ts
index 267a98924..6a6a2fd59 100644
--- a/packages/scenes/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/scenes/src/index.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export {
 } from './variables/variants/MultiValueVariable';
 export { LocalValueVariable } from './variables/variants/LocalValueVariable';
 export { IntervalVariable } from './variables/variants/IntervalVariable';
+export { ExperimentalIntervalVariable } from './variables/variants/ExperimentalIntervalVariable';
 export { AdHocFiltersVariable } from './variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersVariable';
 export type { AdHocFilterWithLabels } from './variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersVariable';
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/scenes/src/variables/variants/ExperimentalIntervalVariable.tsx b/packages/scenes/src/variables/variants/ExperimentalIntervalVariable.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..224147f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/scenes/src/variables/variants/ExperimentalIntervalVariable.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { t } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { rangeUtil } from '@grafana/data';
+import { VariableRefresh } from '@grafana/schema';
+import { Combobox, ComboboxOption } from '@grafana/ui';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { sceneGraph } from '../../core/sceneGraph';
+import { SceneObjectBase } from '../../core/SceneObjectBase';
+import { SceneComponentProps, SceneObjectUrlValues } from '../../core/types';
+import { SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig } from '../../services/SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig';
+import { AUTO_VARIABLE_TEXT, AUTO_VARIABLE_VALUE } from '../constants';
+import {
+  SceneVariable,
+  SceneVariableState,
+  SceneVariableValueChangedEvent,
+  ValidateAndUpdateResult,
+  VariableValue,
+} from '../types';
+
+export interface IntervalVariableState extends SceneVariableState {
+  intervals: string[];
+  value: string;
+  autoEnabled: boolean;
+  autoMinInterval: string;
+  autoStepCount: number;
+  refresh: VariableRefresh;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @experimental Temporary experimental alternative to IntervalVariable
+ * that implements new `<Combobox />` instead of `<Select />`
+ */
+
+export class ExperimentalIntervalVariable
+  extends SceneObjectBase<IntervalVariableState>
+  implements SceneVariable<IntervalVariableState>
+{
+  public constructor(initialState: Partial<IntervalVariableState>) {
+    super({
+      type: 'interval',
+      value: '',
+      intervals: ['1m', '10m', '30m', '1h', '6h', '12h', '1d', '7d', '14d', '30d'],
+      name: '',
+      autoStepCount: 30,
+      autoMinInterval: '10s',
+      autoEnabled: false,
+      refresh: VariableRefresh.onTimeRangeChanged,
+      ...initialState,
+    });
+
+    this._urlSync = new SceneObjectUrlSyncConfig(this, { keys: () => [this.getKey()] });
+  }
+
+  private getKey(): string {
+    return `var-${this.state.name}`;
+  }
+
+  public getUrlState() {
+    return { [this.getKey()]: this.state.value };
+  }
+
+  public updateFromUrl(values: SceneObjectUrlValues) {
+    const update: Partial<IntervalVariableState> = {};
+    const val = values[this.getKey()];
+    if (typeof val === 'string') {
+      // support old auto interval url value
+      if (val.startsWith('$__auto_interval_')) {
+        update.value = AUTO_VARIABLE_VALUE;
+      } else {
+        update.value = val;
+      }
+    }
+    this.setState(update);
+  }
+
+  public getOptionsForSelect(): Array<ComboboxOption<string>> {
+    const { value: currentValue, intervals, autoEnabled } = this.state;
+
+    let options = intervals.map((interval) => ({ value: interval, label: interval }));
+
+    if (autoEnabled) {
+      options = [{ value: AUTO_VARIABLE_VALUE, label: AUTO_VARIABLE_TEXT }, ...options];
+    }
+
+    // If the current value is not in the list of intervals, add it to the list
+    if (currentValue && !options.some((option) => option.value === currentValue)) {
+      options.push({ value: currentValue, label: currentValue });
+    }
+
+    return options;
+  }
+
+  public getValue(): VariableValue {
+    const { value, autoStepCount, autoMinInterval } = this.state;
+    if (value === AUTO_VARIABLE_VALUE) {
+      return this.getAutoRefreshInteval(autoStepCount, autoMinInterval);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  private getAutoRefreshInteval(autoStepCount: number, minRefreshInterval: string) {
+    const timeRange = sceneGraph.getTimeRange(this).state.value;
+    const intervalObject = rangeUtil.calculateInterval(timeRange, autoStepCount, minRefreshInterval);
+    return intervalObject.interval;
+  }
+
+  public _onChange = (value: ComboboxOption<string>) => {
+    this.setState({ value: value.value! });
+    this.publishEvent(new SceneVariableValueChangedEvent(this), true);
+  };
+
+  public validateAndUpdate(): Observable<ValidateAndUpdateResult> {
+    const { value, intervals } = this.state;
+    let shouldPublish = false;
+
+    if (value === AUTO_VARIABLE_VALUE) {
+      shouldPublish = true;
+    } else if (!value && intervals.length > 0) {
+      const firstOption = intervals[0];
+      this.setState({ value: firstOption });
+      shouldPublish = true;
+    }
+
+    if (shouldPublish) {
+      this.publishEvent(new SceneVariableValueChangedEvent(this), true);
+    }
+
+    return of({});
+  }
+
+  public static Component = ({ model }: SceneComponentProps<ExperimentalIntervalVariable>) => {
+    const { key, value } = model.useState();
+
+    return (
+      <Combobox
+        id={key}
+        placeholder={t('grafana-scenes.variables.interval-variable.placeholder-select-value', 'Select value')}
+        value={value}
+        options={model.getOptionsForSelect()}
+        onChange={model._onChange}
+        width="auto"
+        minWidth={32}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index afdb77db1..805ce2006 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4047,12 +4047,12 @@ __metadata:
     typescript: "npm:5.4.3"
     uuid: "npm:^9.0.0"
   peerDependencies:
-    "@grafana/data": ">=10.4"
-    "@grafana/e2e-selectors": ">=10.4"
+    "@grafana/data": ">=11.5"
+    "@grafana/e2e-selectors": ">=11.5"
     "@grafana/i18n": "*"
-    "@grafana/runtime": ">=10.4"
-    "@grafana/schema": ">=10.4"
-    "@grafana/ui": ">=10.4"
+    "@grafana/runtime": ">=11.5"
+    "@grafana/schema": ">=11.5"
+    "@grafana/ui": ">=11.5"
     react: ^18.0.0
     react-dom: ^18.0.0
     react-router-dom: ^6.28.0